The Guardian reported that Spurs, and North London rivals Arsenal, had both held talks over the potential £20 million acquisition of the Nice midfielder - who has been compared to double Premier League winning N’Golo Kante.

Other teams keen on the player are Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona. However, according to a report from Sport.es it is Roma that have managed to tie a deal together for the player with director of football Monchi playing a key role.

Roma have reportedly offered him the package he is most happy with, which will also see him play the most first-team football.

Monchi

A deal worth around 20 million euros (£17.5 million) looks set to be enough to bring Seri to the Italian capital this summer - with Spurs one of the many teams set to miss out on the player.

The 25-year-old Ivory Coast international has been one of the star performers for Nice in Ligue 1 this season and the former Porto player is now set to make the French side a lot of money this summer.

Mathew Nash

I’m Mathew Nash a 27 year old graduate in Sports Studies and I have an insatiable love for sport. With a particularly keen interest for the madcap world of football I have always been known amongst friends as a beacon for bizarre sporting trivia and knowledge. My other passion is for writing and hopefully combining the two will create a superb and entertaining marriage that will create, divide and share opinion.Mathew is a correspondent for the NextGen Series, Ligue 1 and Primeira Liga.